Characters
Kek
The Family
Words/Figurative Language
Mix
100

Who is the character that picks Kek up from the airport?

Dave

100

What does Kek consider "god" with a wet nose?

The cow

100

Where does his Aunt live?

Minnesota

100

What does Kek call a TV?

A TV Machine

100

What is the only thing you can hear when Kek is walking with Dave after the refugee center visit?

The now as they walk.

200

Name a character trait to describe Kek in Part 1?

Answers vary

200

What's wrong with the clothes that Dave gave Kek?

They are too small.

200

What country did Kek come from?

Sudan

200

What does Kek call an airplane?

A flying boat.

200

Why did Kek say "even the ground plays tricks?"

Slipped on the ice

300

Name the 2 people Kek is living with in America

Auntie & Ganwar

300

What happened to Kek's father and brother?

Killed in war

300

Name a character trait for Dave?

Various answers

300

The cold is like claws at my skin is a _________

Simile

300

What is Kek feeling at the refuge center when the first lady speaks to him?

Confused because she is speaking too fast.

400

Why is Kek forced to come to America?

His country is going through war.

400

What is Kek's most cherished item?

A piece of his mothers dress

400

What did the people of Kek's village think of his father?

They looked up to him.  A Leader.

400

What does Kek call a refridgerator?

A cold tall box

400

When he put his school clothes on what did Kek do in the house?

Walked around showing off his clothes

500

What is Kek's main goal so far in the book?

To find his mother.

500

Why does seeing the cow make Kek happy?

Cows are worshiped in his country and it reminds him of home

500

What injury did Ganwar suffer from the war?

Loss of hand

500

What is the meaning of refugee?

A person displaced from their original home.

500

What is the meaning to Kek finds sun when the sky is dark?

He always sees the bright side or good.  Positive